Berry Linux
| Company type | Linux distribution |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2003-11-11 |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Live CD Linux distribution |
| Website | berry-lab |
Berry Linux is a Live CD Linux distribution that supports both English and Japanese languages. It is built upon and compatible with Fedora 39 packages. Primarily designed for Live CD operation, Berry Linux can also be executed from a live USB. This distribution aims to demonstrate the capabilities of Linux, facilitate educational purposes, or function as a recovery tool without modifying the hard disk. The most recent release, version 1.39, became available on 31 May 2024.
Features
Berry Linux offers full read/write access to NTFS file systems and incorporates AIGLX along with Beryl to enable 3D desktop visuals, complemented by a graphical bootsplash.
The complete edition (v1.12) runs on the Linux Kernel 3.0.4 and integrates the ALSA audio system, ACPI, and SELinux. It supports automatic detection of hardware, accommodating various graphics cards, sound devices, SCSI peripherals, USB hardware, and network interfaces configured through DHCP.
The full version of Berry Linux utilizes KDE 4.6.5 as its desktop environment, whereas the Mini edition employs the Fluxbox window manager. The full release has a size of 512.7MB, while the Mini edition is 273.4MB. Although it operates entirely from a CD-ROM, Berry Linux can be installed onto a hard drive requiring at least 1.7GB of free space.
To support Japanese text input, Berry includes Whiz for Kana-Kanji conversion. For office productivity, it packages LibreOffice 3.4.3 alongside TextMaker and PlanMaker. For image editing, it provides GIMP version 2.6.10.
Pre-installed media players include Audacious, MPlayer, Xine, and Kaffeine, with native support for playback of DVDs and DivX formats.
Version history
Berry Linux's release timeline is as follows:
| Release Date | Version Number | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-11 | Berry Linux 0.29 | Fedora Core 1 |
| 2004-01-21 | Berry Linux 0.35 | Kernel 2.6 |
| 2004-07-21 | Berry Linux 0.43 | Fedora Core 2 |
| 2004-12-15 | Berry Linux 0.51 | Fedora Core 3 |
| 2005-07-21 | Berry Linux 0.60 | Fedora Core 4 |
| 2006-04-18 | Berry Linux 0.69 | Fedora Core 5 |
| 2006-11-20 | Berry Linux 0.76 | Fedora Core 6 |
| 2007-07-10 | Berry Linux 0.87 | Fedora 7 |
| 2008-02-24 | Berry Linux 0.88 | Fedora 8 |
| 2008-05-17 | Berry Linux 0.91 | Fedora 9 |
| 2008-12-07 | Berry Linux 0.94 | Fedora 10 |
| 2009-01-29 | Berry Linux 0.95 | |
| 2009-04-10 | Berry Linux 0.96 | |
| 2009-06-22 | Berry Linux 0.97 | |
| 2009-09-14 | Berry Linux 0.98 | Fedora 11 |
| 2010-03-15 | Berry Linux 1.01 | Fedora 12 |
| 2010-08-31 | Berry Linux 1.04 | Fedora 13 |
| 2011-05-24 | Berry Linux 1.10 | Fedora 14 |
| 2011-10-30 | Berry Linux 1.12 | Fedora 15 |
| 2012-02-06 | Berry Linux 1.13 | Fedora 16 |
| 2012-05-28 | Berry Linux 1.14 | |
| 2012-06-23 | Berry Linux 1.15 | Fedora 17 |
| 2012-12-31 | Berry Linux 1.17 | |
| 2014-06-23 | Berry Linux 1.18 | Fedora 20 |
| 2015-01-08 | Berry Linux 1.19 | Fedora 21 |
| 2015-05-29 | Berry Linux 1.20 | |
| 2015-11-22 | Berry Linux 1.21 | Fedora 23 |
| 2015-12-31 | Berry Linux 1.22 | Fedora 24 |
| 2017-01-08 | Berry Linux 1.24 | Fedora 25 |
| 2017-11-27 | Berry Linux 1.26 | Fedora 27 |
| 2019-07-08 | Berry Linux 1.31 | Fedora 30 |
| 2020-03-17 | Berry Linux 1.32 | Fedora 31 |
| 2021-07-07 | Berry Linux 1.35 | Fedora 34 |
| 2022-02-22 | Berry Linux 1.36 | Fedora 35 |
| 2022-12-14 | Berry Linux 1.37 | Fedora 37 |
| 2023-11-24 | Berry Linux 1.38 | Fedora 39 |
| 2024-05-31 | Berry Linux 1.39 | Fedora 40 |